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'''Juan Diego Calle''' is the founder and CEO of [[.co Internet]].<ref>[http://www.cointernet.co/registry/the-team .coInternet]</ref> He was born in Bogota, Colombia but has lived most of his life in the USA.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=326934&authType=name&authToken=2x5j&pvs=pp&trk=ppro_viewmore LinkedIn]</ref>

'''Juan Diego Calle''' is the founder and CEO of [[.co Internet]].<ref>[http://www.cointernet.co/registry/the-team .coInternet]</ref> He was born in Bogota, Colombia but has lived most of his life in the USA.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=326934&authType=name&authToken=2x5j&pvs=pp&trk=ppro_viewmore LinkedIn]</ref>

==Work with .co Internet==

==Work with .co Internet==

Juan Diego Calle became involved with [[.co]] in 2006; at that point it was still undergoing governmental processes examining the possibility of liberalizing Colombia's [[ccTLD]], .co, so it could be registered by the international public as an [[Open ccTLD]]. In 2009, Juan and the newly created partnership with [[Neustar]], [[.co Internet|.co Internet S.A.S]], presented a 1,650 page bid to the Colombian government to operate the [[ccTLD]]. In August of that year they were awarded a 10 year contract to act as the registry administrator, beating out big players such as [[VeriSign]].<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shane-snow/how-to-become-an-internet_b_705175.html HuffingtonPost]</ref> There bid was seriously helped by Mr. Calle's strong ties to his native country, Colombia.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2010/05/16/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-co-our-exclusive-interview-with-the-ceo-juan-calle/ The Domains.com]</ref>  

Juan Diego Calle became involved with [[.co]] in 2006; at that point there were ongoing governmental processes examining the possibility of liberalizing Colombia's [[ccTLD]], .co, so it could be registered by the international public as an [[Open ccTLD]]. In 2009, Juan and the newly created partnership with [[Neustar]], [[.co Internet|.co Internet S.A.S]], presented a 1,650 page bid to the Colombian government to operate the [[ccTLD]]. In August of that year they were awarded a 10 year contract to act as the registry administrator, beating out big players such as [[VeriSign]].<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shane-snow/how-to-become-an-internet_b_705175.html HuffingtonPost]</ref> There bid was seriously helped by Mr. Calle's strong ties to his native country, Colombia.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2010/05/16/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-co-our-exclusive-interview-with-the-ceo-juan-calle/ The Domains.com]</ref>  

Juan became aware of the possible liberalization of the .co ccTLD from a friend; and given that Juan was working as a [[domainer]] at that time, he understood that [[.com]] was a limited resource, and that the Internet community needed another strong location to grow into.<ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2010/november-december.htm DNJournal]</ref>

Juan became aware of the possible liberalization of the .co ccTLD from a friend; and given that Juan was working as a [[domainer]] at that time, he understood that [[.com]] was a limited resource, and that the Internet community needed another strong location to grow into.<ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2010/november-december.htm DNJournal]</ref>

===Awards===

===Awards===

Juan was named the "Technology Executive of the Year" at the 2011 Technology Leaders of the Year Awards, by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.<ref>[http://www.cointernet.co/blog/juan-diego-calle-named-technology-executive-year .coInternet Blog]</ref>

Juan was named the "Technology Executive of the Year" at the 2011 Technology Leaders of the Year Awards, by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.<ref>[http://www.cointernet.co/blog/juan-diego-calle-named-technology-executive-year .coInternet Blog]</ref>

==Career History==

==Career History==

Around 2005, Mr. Calle founded [[Straat Investments]], LLC.,<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shane-snow/how-to-become-an-internet_b_705175.html HuffingtonPost.com]</ref> he continues to act as its Director.<ref>[http://www.straat.co/team.html Straat.co]</ref> Through Straat Investments, Juan has invested in projects related to [[domaining]], such as in Federated Travel, which operates sites like ParisHotels.com , NewYorkHotels.com and LondonHotels.com.<ref>[http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.cointernet.com.co/blog/blogger/Juan%2520Diego/Calle&ei=nNB5Ta_SKsTsrQeI5bXIBQ&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CC4Q7gEwBjge&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522Juan%2BDiego%2BCalle%2522%26start%3D30%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dopera%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Den%26prmd%3Divns cointernet.com.co]</ref>

Around 2005, Mr. Calle founded [[Straat Investments]], LLC.,<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shane-snow/how-to-become-an-internet_b_705175.html HuffingtonPost.com]</ref> he continues to act as its Director.<ref>[http://www.straat.co/team.html Straat.co]</ref> Through Straat Investments, Juan has invested in projects related to [[domaining]], such as in Federated Travel, which operates sites like ParisHotels.com , NewYorkHotels.com and LondonHotels.com.<ref>[http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.cointernet.com.co/blog/blogger/Juan%2520Diego/Calle&ei=nNB5Ta_SKsTsrQeI5bXIBQ&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CC4Q7gEwBjge&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522Juan%2BDiego%2BCalle%2522%26start%3D30%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dopera%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Den%26prmd%3Divns cointernet.com.co]</ref>